Sunday, September 16, 2007

firstly,thank you so much to everyone who has left me comments on where to go in London.. I REALLY appreciate it...

I have already been to the V&A musuem once and I have already bought a ticket to the Golden Age of Couture exhibition. I am so looking forward to it! It starts this Saturday. I've already bought the book too and started reading it so that I know and appreciate what I will see at the exhibition..

I have found some items from local unknown designers which are very unique. I will be sharing all of this with you soon...

Thursday, September 06, 2007

I think it's so ironic how this shoot was actually taken at the aiport where I went down onto the ground area with aeroplanes all around me.. considering how much time I have spent travelling and at airports in my life...

And this photo is not superimposed.. here is proof with behind the scene photos...

This photo shoot was the longest photo shoot I've ever done.. It took almost 8 hours, from start to finish. and we had to be very careful.. I couldn't get too close to the planes cause I could get sucked in by the engines...

Call time at the airport was 6 am... first hair and make up, then we shot near the runway and various places around the airport...

It was fun and everyone in the team worked really hard to get this shot....

When I showed this to some colleagues at work, they said I look like 'travel style barbie' doll....

Maybe I should just start getting used to being called some kind of Barbie doll...

And the red shoes I'm wearing are from my personal collection.... :)

Special thanks to Naz to sending me behind the scene photos...

And this is a nice little 'birthday present' in my birthday month....

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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

So when I had the chance to get up close and personal with these beautiful animals, I felt so blessed....

Before I went into their enclosed area, I was given a briefing...

1 - only go down on one knee so you can stand up quickly2 - kneel behind them or slightly to the side.. never in front3 - only pat the top of their head and back... never their face, tail or stomach

I was a bit nervous because I have the greatest respect for wild animals and their killer instincts and I knew that one wrong move that made them feel threatened in anyway and I could be ripped to shreds....

So I went in, and spent some time with them....

It was one of the most amazing experiences ever!

At one point the one that was with me got bored and walked off... because my time with them wasn't up yet, the trainer picked up a rope with a ball on the end and started spinning it around...

I watched their faces...

They became very curious...

The ball on rope kept spinning...

And in the next second, they were up and running and in front of me!

So suddenly I had 4 cheetahs in front of me! In the blink of an eye! Well, when they can move from zero to 80 kilometres per hour in 3 seconds, I was so glad I wasn't the ball, one of they prey or standing in front of them as they sprinted to the ball on rope!

Next I visited the baby cheetahs!

There were two of them and they were SO NAUGHTY! They could barely sit still for 2 seconds and I'm lucky to get this photo....

They were so cute!!!!

And last, I visited the tiger cubs...

They were also so naughty!

Running around and playing with their toys...

At one point, suddenly the tiger cub jumped onto my leg.... It's only two months old and I looked at it's paws and though it didn't knock me over from jumping onto me, I could still feel it's compacted power and understood how powerful these animals can be..... Though it wasn't trying to hurt me at all and was only playing, the trainer immediately growled and tapped it on the nose to know that it shouldn't do that.. They don't know how strong they are... And I wouldn't want the claws in those paws digging into me!

I'm sure you're curious as to what their fur feels like...

I expected it to feel like Skitso, Joberg or Tippex's fur (my cats at home)...

Maybe thick but still kind of soft.. they are after all, described as really big cats...

The best way I can describe their fur is it's like touching dry, over bleached hair....

And the little cheetahs and tiger cubs were sooooooooooo cute .... running around and playing with each other.....They reminded me so much of my cats.. the way they play.. but I knew I could never touch their stomach... anyone who has a cat knows that when you start touching their stomach, it's an invitation to play and they will start biting and clawing your hands...

Not a good idea with these guys!

My greatest respect and salute goes to all of the trainers and worker at this Cango Wildlife Ranch who work tirelessly to ensure these beautiful, stunning creatures are not driven to extinction....

And now my cats look like mice because they are so small compared to the cheetahs and tigers!

Special thanks to SHELL who invited me to join their group of winners from their Made to Move Competition ...

Earlier today was the Media Prima Screenings 2008.... A big fun affair where Media Prima showcases it's plans and programs for next year....

But I want to write about the hilarious and fantastic Daphne Iking....

Firstly, she is a fabulous looking pregnant woman.. She hasn't lost an inch of her style....I always fear that when people find out they're pregnant they become all serious and not fun anymore...

She's just as funny as ever and we had a good time laughing our heads off as we touched up our make up and hair for the event.... Some of the things she said, I cannot write here... :)

And here is a photo of her on stage during the event...

She doesn't even look pregnant even though she's 6 months!

I feel like strangling her for looking so good, but then I figure she's a good person to have around so that if I'm ever pregnant, I'll ask for her clothes and advice..

And knowing Daphne, she will be more than happy to talk....

All the best to you Daphne! You'll be a crazy mum, but still fantastic....

While waiting for the event to start, I decided to get my hair trimmed.... Just a little to get rid of the annoying dry frizzy ends.... I really hate cutting or trimming my hair at the moment cause I still haven't achieved my target of mermaid/ waist length hair.. But I really had to...

At the event, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza also sang...

I have no idea what she sang cause I wasn't listening...

I was too busy looking at her top/ blouse... which I absolutely love!

I really want a big sleeved blouse like this because I love how it's just a dramatised white shirt, but I haven't found a perfect one yet...

But I'm keeping my eyes open....

And I'm just adding this photo of cartoon characters who made an appearance at the event for fun...

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Biography

Sasha Bashir started out in the entertainment industry as a back up dancer for Malaysian award and music shows. After graduating from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Performing Arts, she returned to Malaysia and started working at the Malaysian National Theatre, Istana Budaya as the Assistant Director of Marketing and PR. During her time there, she still continued performing in live theatre shows with lead acting and dance roles in the productions Lady Swettenham, My Bollywood Summer, Titiwangsa and Emas 10. In 2006, Sasha hosted her first tv show Explorace - The Extreme Journey on Malaysia's No 1 tv station, TV3. In 2007, she hosted Beauty Secrets from the East. In 2009, she co-created, co-produced and hosted a documentary about Asian dances titled DANSA. It showed on TV3 and NTV7 in 2009. Sasha also published her very first coffee table book based on the documentary. Titled DANSA - A Dance Journey, this 200 page hard cover books featured over 250 photos taken while shooting the 13 episode documentary with a special 'behind the scenes' chapter. The book is available in all major Malaysian bookstores for RM 130. In 2011, Dansa returned to NTV7 with a second season with all new dances and locations. Sasha is currently working on her second book Dansa - The Journey continues and is due to be in bookstores by the end of 2012. A children's book which is being published for charity will also be released by early 2013. Sasha is currently working as one of the panel of producers for the NTV7 documentary program NTV7 which airs every Tuesday at 7.30 pm.